As the source explains, Zora Neale Hurston was "a novelist, [an] anthropologist, and [a] contributor to the Harlem Renaissance movement." In 2005, New York Democratic Representative Charles Bangel, introduced this bill for Zora Neale Hurston's remembrance one of the most talented artists of her time. How we are remembered is another aspect of identity. Hurston is remembered as a novelist, poet, playwright, activist, and many other things. It is important to have an understanding of the writer so that you can have context for their works.